United States-1975: Woman Trimming a Shaggy Dog's Head With Electric Clippers on a Patio

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Year1975
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1975 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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What is in this clip

pet grooming
domestic chores
1970s home life
human and animal bond
backyard leisure
everyday routines

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · zoom
Setting: outdoor · Residential backyard patio with a wooden support post, green wall and climbing plants
Time and weather: day · likely summer · dry, sunny
Lighting: Warm natural daylight, partly shaded under a patio cover
People: 1 · An adult woman with short dark curly hair wearing a belted white robe, bent over the table as she clips the dog.
Animals: shaggy grey dog
Objects: corded electric clippers · white towel · wooden table with folding legs · webbed lawn chair · power cord · woven basket or bag · wooden post
Colors: olive green · cream white · warm brown · grey
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Medium
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A wider view shows the woman clipping the dog on a towel-covered table, with a webbed lawn chair below.
The camera zooms in as she holds the fur back and runs the clippers along the dog's neck.
She leans closer, moving the clippers up toward the dog's head.
Her face is clearly visible as she lifts the clippers and checks her work.
She trims around the dog's head with the clippers held upright.

Woman Trimming a Shaggy Dog's Head With Electric... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1975, home movie footage shows a woman in a belted white robe trimming a shaggy grey dog with corded electric clippers on a backyard patio. The dog lies on its side on a towel-covered wooden table while she runs the clippers along its neck and around its head, holding the fur back with her free hand. A webbed lawn chair shows at the lower edge before the handheld Super 8 camera zooms in on her face, the clippers and the dog's head.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001853

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Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1975 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves requests for circa 1975 American home life or pet care, giving documentaries and exhibits a real, unstaged view of a woman grooming her dog at home.
Period detail: A rainbow-webbed lawn chair, warm Super 8 reversal colour and a patio setting with climbing plants may show a typical 1970s American backyard.
Home-movie behavior: The woman works at the chore with steady concentration, unbothered by the camera, recording an ordinary weekend task rather than a posed moment.
What appears in frame: A woman in a belted white robe, a shaggy grey dog lying on a white towel, corded electric clippers, a wooden table, a webbed lawn chair and a dark patio post against a green wall.
Film character: Warm, golden Super 8 colour with fine grain, soft focus, darkened frame edges and a handheld zoom give the shot a lived-in archival texture.
Edit role: Works as an intimate cutaway or memory beat in sequences about family pets, household routines or 1970s domestic life.
Historical context: Home grooming with corded electric clippers on a backyard table reflects how many households handled pet care themselves, filmed on the era's dominant home-movie format.
Research note: The film's copyright, the woman's likeness and the private residence are separate rights questions; she is unidentified, and no clearance for her image or the property is implied.
Research search match: woman grooming dog 1970s, Super 8 pet home movie, vintage dog haircut footage, 1970s backyard patio home movie
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the other shots from this reel and C0005 of the same woman and dog, then with circa 1975 US backyard footage, then with other pet care and household chore clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

Woman in a belted white robe clips a shaggy grey dog on a patio table in a US backyard, circa 1975, Super 8 home movie — A woman runs electric clippers along the neck of a shaggy dog lying on a towel-covered table, circa 1975.
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Circa 1975 Super 8 still of a woman lifting corded clippers as she parts a grey dog's fur on a backyard patio in the United States — Holding the fur back with one hand, she raises the corded clippers to continue the trim.
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Close view of a woman's face as she grooms a shaggy grey dog with electric clippers on a US patio, circa 1975 home movie — Her face comes into clear view as she pauses with the clippers and studies the dog's coat.
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Woman in a white robe trims around a shaggy grey dog's head with corded clippers on a backyard patio, United States, circa 1975 — She leans in to trim around the dog's head, the clippers held upright and the cord trailing down.
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